Official Name: | Khôr Angar Arabic: خور عنجر |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Djibouti |
Pushpin Label: | Khôr ‘Angar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Djibouti. |
Coordinates: | 12.3833°N 63°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Djibouti |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Obock |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Population Total: | 3500 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Khôr Angar (Arabic: خور عنجر) is a town in the northern Obock Region of Djibouti. It is situated on the west coast of the Bab el Mandeb Strait. The town is served by Herkale Airport, a desert airstrip 7km (04miles) northwest.
Khôr ‘Angar is located in west coast of the Bab el Mandeb Strait and in the north-east of the Republic of Djibouti, 298km (185miles) (by road) of Djibouti City. Nearby towns and villages include Moulhoule (27 km), Obock (59 km), Rahayta (48 km).
The warmest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 34.9 °C. An annual low is reached in January, when the average temperature is 26.3 °C.[1] The difference in precipitation between the driest and wettest month is 9 mm. The average temperatures vary during the year by 8.6 °C. The sky is always clear and bright throughout the year.